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Living A Champagne Insta-Lifestyle on a Lemonade Budget
Living A Champagne Insta-Lifestyle on a Lemonade Budget So, you want to live an Instagram-able champagne lifestyle but you’re a student. You’ve got books to buy, rent to pay, bills, food… we get it. It also doesn’t help that on your downtime you scroll through social media to find a plethora of posts from your […]
General
The impact of Brexit on the Scottish Property Market
The impact of Brexit on the Scottish Property Market As things stand, the Brexit deadline has been extended until October 31st, with no clear progress as of yet on what terms the UK will ultimately leave the EU. As might be expected, this Brexit deadlock has made uncertainty the watchword of the day and, much […]
HMO Properties, News
Meet Carolanne Waters: HMO Specialist
Meet Carolanne Waters: HMO Specialist Name: Carolanne Waters Job title? HMO Specialist What your job entails? I arrange House in Multiple Occupancy (HMO) Licences for landlords that want to rent out their properties to 3 or more unrelated persons in the one flat. I liaise with Glasgow City Council, Fire Scotland and Licensing to ensure […]
Landlords, Letting
The Danger of Unqualified Letting Agents
The Danger of Unqualified Letting Agents Is your letting agent qualified to manage your properties and ensure you meet your obligations as a fit and proper landlord? Let’s hope so, as the protection of tenants is a high profile cause for the Scottish Executive. Time and time again, we discover when taking on new landlords […]
News
What’s the outlook for the Scottish property market? January 2019
What’s the outlook for the Scottish property market? January 2019 The end of 2018 saw much fanfare in the press about the Scottish property market outperforming the rest of the UK. Glasgow and Edinburgh both saw growth greater than anywhere else in the UK, outside London. Both Scottish cities saw average house price growth of […]
Buy To Let, HMO Properties, Investment, Letting, Student Accommodation
Become A Parent Investor With Cairn
Become A Parent Investor With Cairn For many, when their children go to university or college there are only a few options open to them; continue to have them live at home, have them register for a space in the student halls, or look for a private rental property they can stay in while in […]
News
10 Years of Home Reports in Scotland
10 Years of Home Reports in Scotland Home Reports have been a well-known part of Scotland’s property landscape since December 2008. These reports provide some of the most essential facts about the quality of a home to ensure buyers and sellers are fully informed before entering any negotiations. Home Reports were first introduced to improve […]
Guides, News
How can your garden grow (your house value?)
How can your garden grow (your house value?) We Brits love our gardens. So much so, Zoopla has recently reported that we are willing to pay a huge £27,000 premium to buy a property with a garden and a sizeable £243 a month extra in rent. Those in London and North East England are spending […]
News
Zoopla cites 3 Scottish cities for property price spurt
Zoopla cites 3 Scottish cities for property price spurt 3 Scottish cities have been reported as experiencing the highest property price increases in the UK recently. Zoopla has reported that Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen are among a list of 20 cities where property prices have spurted in the country. The capital, Edinburgh topped the list. […]